To Replace The Filter In The Split Vent Trap For The Split/Splitless Inlet - Agilent Technologies 8860 Maintaining

5 Maintaining the Split/Splitless Inlet

To Replace the Filter in the Split Vent Trap for the Split/Splitless Inlet

To Replace the Filter in the Split Vent Trap for the
Split/Splitless Inlet
1 Gather the following:
2 Launch the GC maintenance wizard: Maintenance > Inlets, select the inlet, then select
Be careful! The oven and/or inlet may be hot enough to cause burns. If either is hot, wear
heat-resistant gloves to protect your hands.
WAR N IN G
The split vent trap may contain residual amounts of any samples or other chemicals you
WAR N IN G
have injected into the GC. Follow your company's safety procedures for handling these types
of substances while replacing the trap filter cartridge.
3 Remove the pneumatics cover (top, back of GC). See
4 Completely loosen the knurled nut that secures the split vent trap in place as shown in
Knurled nut secured
Figure 7.
5 Slide the trap assembly back from the guided mounting bracket and tilt up to expose the
Maintaining Your GC
• New split vent filter cartridge. See
Inlet" on page 42.
Perform Maintenance > Replace Split Vent Trap > Start Maintenance. The wizard will walk
through the steps needed to replace the filter (those same steps are repeated below).
Cover" on page 19.
Figure 7.
Loosen the knurled nut
filter as shown in Figure
"Consumables and Parts for the Split/Splitless
Knurled nut loosened
8.
"To Remove the Pneumatics
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